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The League of Women Voters of Cortland County will host a candidate forum May 8 for Homer Central School District board candidates, the district has announced. Five people seek three board …

Temple Brith Sholom will have an interfaith commemorative program Sunday for Yom Hashoah entitled “Remembrance Through Art, Music and Prayer.” The event will be 5 p.m. at the temple …

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve provided updates Tuesday for four downtown construction projects: Court Street Work has resumed to install storm drains on Court Street between Main and Church …

Stewardship Week reminds people to plant trees — now

During times of indecisive weather, where warmth battles frostiness, there’s still plenty to be done in the backyard, tending to flower beds and gardens. Though the unpredictable weather can be …

Community Restaurant to join register of historic businesses

It has changed names several times, ownership has passed from business partners to a local family to younger members of the same family, but one thing has not changed: The Community Restaurant at 10 …

The city crews will close Helen Avenue from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday to install a new storm sewer line, the city announced Monday. This closure connects to the established Groton Avenue detour, so …

The Cortland Farmers Market will begin the season May 18, said market manager Carla Plunkett in a release. The market will be open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays on Court Street through …

The city – residents, advocates, officials – is grappling with how to provide better services to people living homeless, and A forum Thursday at SUNY Cortland will open the floor to …

McGraw Central School will have a budget hearing at 6:15 p.m. May 9, followed by a school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. The school board has adopted a $16.56 million …

Accused: Karen J. Sutton, 25, of Woodland Avenue, Cortland Charges: Driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08% or greater, misdemeanors; speeding, a violation. …

‘It’s my duty to advocate for them’

Lisa Hoeschele always had a passion for helping people, but when her daughter Margaret was born 10 weeks premature, she saw first-hand how important community supports can be. “We …

Homer to host John Perricone for mental health events

The lessons John Perricone will bring with him May 2 to the Homer school district are meant to inspire more than the students. They’re meant to inspire the parents and the rest of the community …

Senior offerings in Homer expand

Registration was almost always full for the Phillips Free Library’s Sweet 60 events, which helped older people socialize after years of COVID-era isolation – and a grant will help the …

Cayuga Health has announced that Cayuga Medical Center’s Birthplace has won the Fidelis’ Maternal Child Health Award for Excellence for the second consecutive year. The evaluation …

Price Chopper/Market 32 issued a reminder Friday, a day before National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, that each of its 60 pharmacies, including one in Cortlandville, maintains a kiosk to take …

State denies funding for $17 million housing project

Cortland has tried and failed twice to get state funding to build 53 units of affordable senior housing – and come late summer, it will try again. The Cortland Housing Assistance Council, …

Cortland County residents can now recycle textiles, like clothes, at the county Recycling Center, 127 S. Pendleton St., Cortland. The shed is located outside the recycling center building, but …

Dryden partners with Caroline to seek broadband grant

DRYDEN – The town of Dryden wants 2,000 customers to use its high-speed broadband service, Dryden Fiber. It has about 40 so far. To expand its customer base – and perhaps win a …

‘Everyone deserves a safe place to call home’

Oswego County Opportunities leads the effort to make sure everyone in the county has a safe place to lay their head at night. Clinton County, meanwhile, has a nightly rotation of professionals …

Community garden to expand children’s area, build walkway

An outdoor kitchen, of sorts, where kids can create concoctions of mud and grass – and likely whatever else they can get their hands on – is called a mud kitchen. And soon, the one …

MORAVIA — The Friends of Fillmore Glen will host “I Love My Park Day” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4 to get the state park ready for the summer season. A morning of projects will …

Cortland Rural Cemetery seeking volunteers for clean-up

Cortland Rural Cemetery seeking volunteers for clean-up By LILY BYRNE Staff Reporter lbyrne@cortlandstandard.com More than 18,000 people are buried at Cortland Rural Cemetery, …

C’ville: Legislators suggested cut in Gutchess request

Cortlandville officials aren’t explaining in detail why a $6.7 million request for Congressional funding to pay for a community hub” at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex was cut to a $3 …

New library rules take effect this week

The new rules at Cortland Free Library aren’t meant to target homeless people, library leaders say, but starting this week, sleeping, shaving, eating and drinking are prohibited. And the …

The Homer Village Board has postponed until 5:30 p.m. April 30 its meeting that had been scheduled for tonight, as some board members could not attend, Deputy Mayor Pat Clune announced. The …

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